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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 174 | 169 | 199 | 257 | 268 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 6.3 | 6.2 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 851 | 1 133 | 1 069 | 1 272 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 3 585 | 3 136 | 3 371 | 3 088 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 142.2 | 103.9 | 117.5 | 108.4 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 39 672 | 33 151 | 34 856 | 35 103 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 29.7 | 21.4 | 24.4 | 22.3 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 8 293 | 6 835 | 7 241 | 7 208 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 20.9 | 20.6 | 20.8 | 20.5 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 2 059 | 2 185 | 2 158 | 2 207 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 56.4 | 58.7 | 61.1 | 63.3 | - |
| Total income | $m | 60.9 | 62.2 | 67.1 | 66.7 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 27 376 | 26 882 | 28 310 | 28 679 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 29 586 | 28 451 | 31 096 | 30 242 | - |
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| Males | % | 54.2 | 52.2 | 53.3 | 52.2 | - |
| Females | % | 45.8 | 47.8 | 46.7 | 47.8 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 21.3 | 18.8 | 20.7 | 20.1 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 17.2 | 17.9 | 16.5 | 16.7 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 26.6 | 25.6 | 23.4 | 23.5 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 23.5 | 24.6 | 25.9 | 26.1 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 11.4 | 13.2 | 13.5 | 13.7 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.6 | 7.5 | 6.8 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 19.1 | 19.2 | 19.4 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.2 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 11.4 | 11.2 | 11.3 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.1 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 15.9 | 15.5 | 15.5 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 6.6 | 6.2 | 6.1 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.0 | 9.2 | 9.2 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 18.1 | 18.2 | 18.2 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 6.3 | 7.4 | 7.0 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 626 | 1 065 | 1 173 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 89.8 | 34.9 | 37.5 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 84.3 | 38.9 | 44.2 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 55 246 | 32 814 | 31 955 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 51 826 | 36 504 | 37 669 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 717 | 711 | 675 | 717 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 366 | 384 | 390 | 357 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 135 | 159 | 168 | 174 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 1 218 | 1 254 | 1 233 | 1 248 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 57 | 48 | 108 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 48 | 24 | 105 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 105 | 72 | 213 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 99 | 105 | 63 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 12 | 15 | 111 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 111 | 120 | 174 |
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| * These data relate to persons for whom this source of income was their principal source of income for the relevant financial year |
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